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Liorr: I read the article and cant believe it. They admit deliberately limiting the dual pixel in 4k in a 1000 usd camera which is expensive.Samsung back in 2015 issued a 4k camera 3 years earlier for 600usd.Canon makes me sick. They distroy the camera industry.In a 1000 usd camera i should get all in if it is feasable. It wont make me buy the 2500usd camera it will make me go to the competitor which is sony when they will make a pullout touch screens...

I encourage you to purchase a Samsung camera.

Oh wait, you can't because their business model didn't work and they pulled the plug.

ZeBebito: Canon executives seem to enroll at the "Kodak business school".

I can understand why folks repeatedly bring up the Kodak example - because it is simple. An example that might be worth thinking about as you incorporate more nuance into your analysis is Samsung - leading edge cameras terminated for lack of profitability. A lesson to fans of all brands.

The Fat Fish: To go "on the offensive" you need to compete in both features and price. You can't continue charging $3300 for a camera spec'd noticeably lower than a $2000 camera. Consumers are constantly expecting more and complacency simply isn't good enough.

Good point, but you better let Sony in on your economic analysis. You can't continue charging for an a7R III or an a9 when a much cheaper a7 III will do just fine. Talk about cannibalization!

As to the men here who are upset by it, consider this. You have every gender advantage there is, and every door that could open for you was opened. So if your lives are pointless, miserable failures, at least you know it wasn't because anyone was holding you back.

The thing that is great about DPR is that the language we use turns mundane business decisions into exciting conspiracies. Does a company offer models with lower capabilities than its premium line? It's crippling its products! Is a company shifting production from one tech type to another? It's cannibalizing itself! The excitement never ends.

Danyehr Li: Would it be a good idea to replace the tilt-swivel LCD screen with a lightning or USB-C connector that tilts and swivels alongside a shallow cavity that would allow an average sized flagship phone to sit recessed in the back panel of a DSLR or MILC? Then companies can take advantage of the great screens (both resolution and touch capabilities) of smartphones and allow smartphone users to save images and share images easier? Perhaps maybe we could spark some synergy between smartphones and consumer cameras? Also, with powerful AI imaging chips in phones now (i.e. pixel, etc.) maybe cameras could take advantage of that too to warrant higher frame rates or buffer etc.

The Fat Fish: If you think about it, it’s got arguably better specs than the 5DIV at the same price as the 6DII. Surely Canon can’t continue this trend? Just look at how people are already frustrated with the EOS M50.